First Church of Christ Scientist

First Church of Christ Scientist is a church at 3620 East 38th Street in Indianapolis, IN 46218. It is one of 1,327 churches in Indianapolis.

3620 East 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46218

Shares a ministry location with Immanuel Presbyterian Church and The Hope of Glory.

First Church of Christ Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at First Church of Christ Scientist

  • Community Christmas Concert
  • Christian Science Lecture
  • Support for Summer Camps
  • Public Reading Room
  • Donation to Wheeler Mission

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The community around First Church of Christ Scientist

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Obesity: 51.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 43.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 36.2% (22.8–49.6%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 30.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.3%
  • Diabetes: 25.5%
  • Social Isolation: 39.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.2%
  • Unemployment: 11.6% (5.2–17.9%)
  • Depression: 23.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.3%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Indianapolis city (balance) is served by 592 churches — about one congregation for every 1,486 residents.

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